Playing God and Other Short Stories
# Playing God and Other Short Stories

Playing God and Other Short Stories is the seventh studio album by Israeli death metal band Salem, released on April 3, 2010.

The album features At the Gates vocalist Tomas Lindberg singing lead vocals on "The Mark of the Beast Part 2" and co-lead vocals on "The Mark of the Beast Part 1".

The album features an unusual death metal cover to Bob Marley's classic song "Exodus".

## Track listing

* Note: The Israeli edition also contains a bonus track, an adaptation to a 12th-century Jewish hymn named "Et Sha'arei Ratzon" ("Time of the Gates of Grace") by rabbi Yehuda Ben Shmuel Abbas, which tells the story of the binding of Isaac.

## Personnel

* Ze'ev Tananboim - lead vocals
* Lior Mizrachi - guitar
* Nir Gutraiman - guitar
* Michael Goldstein - bass
* Nir Nakav - drums, percussion

### Additional personnel

* Tomas Lindberg - vocals on tracks 7 & 9
* Kristin E. Wallace - female vocals on tracks 2 & 9

### Production

* Produced by Nir A, Ze'ev Tananboim & Nir Nakav
* Mixed by Nir A, Ze'ev Tananboim & Nir Nakav
* Mastered by UE Nastasi at Sterling Sound, New York City
* Artwork & Design by Nir G

## Release history

| Country | Release date |
| - | - |
| Israel | April 3, 2010 |
| Europe | April 26, 2010 |
| United States | May 25, 2010 |
